We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We’ve got to jump right in there with both feet.
DOLORES HUERTAIn fact, the corporations are driving out the competition and it is not getting better, especially when they are not paying income taxes. Thank goodness for the social media out there, because we sure can’t count on the corporate media to get the word out.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It’s a way to let the world know that we as women can accomplish great things!
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We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
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Once I learned about grassroots organizing, I got so enamored with it because I thought ‘Wow this is the way you do it!’
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When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that’s what makes a leader.
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I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That’s the important thing.
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Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
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Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote – this is what I call Organizing 101.
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As we’ve focused more on our food and where it comes from, people now have greater awareness of what’s being put onto our food, pesticides, labeling issues, and consumer health.
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Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
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In fact, the corporations are driving out the competition and it is not getting better, especially when they are not paying income taxes. Thank goodness for the social media out there, because we sure can’t count on the corporate media to get the word out.
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I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.
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The thing about nonviolence is that it spreads. When you get people to participate in nonviolent action – whether it’s a fast, a march, a boycott, or a picket line – people hear you, people see you, people are learning from that action.
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When a group of people get together, it’s collective power. You know that you’re doing it for the good.
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Employers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from income inequality.
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My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.
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